Neurosurgeon who tested positive for Covid-19 dies in Chennai; death toll in state reaches 16

A 55-year-old neurosurgeon, who tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago died in Apollo Hospital on Sunday. Minutes after his death, the state announced that more frontline workers – six doctors, two nurses, a policeman and two journalists – and a two-day old baby were on the list of 105 more people tested positive for the infection.